Chapter 181
Changsun Wuji still doesn’t know the key to printing, whether those layouts are carved,
Of course this is carved, but it is different from the carvings that Changsun Wuji knew. In the past, when the carvings were carved on the same board, Qin Huaidao used live lead type carvings.
"It's carved!" Qin Huaidao smiled and nodded, while making tea in his hand.
"In this case, the cost will be very high, and those books will not be cheap!" Chu Suiliang heard this and asked Qin Huaidao.
"It's not expensive. The price is marked at the back of each book. You can tell if you look at it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, and then began to pour tea for them. Li Shimin looked through the back and found that the price was marked at the back, eight articles of "The Analects of Confucius".
"Eight cents, it's so cheap, will the printing factory lose money?" Li Shimin was a little shocked. Eight cents a book must have been bought and read.
"It won't lose money. The profit is about 30% and the cost is about 5 cents! Workers are not very familiar with it now. Once they are familiar with the workmanship, they can print more than 50,000 copies a day. According to different books, the profit is about 150 jin a day, and in a year, the value is about 40,000 jin a day.
Of course, if the market needs more books, the printing factory will also expand. I have prepared several such factories. If necessary, I will continue to recruit workers and install machines.
It is expected that it will still be expanded this year, expanding to 100 machines, so that the profit in the year will exceed 80,000 guan!” Qin Huaidao introduced Li Shimin with a smile.
"Well, you have to expand, it's not enough not to expand. One book a day seems to be a lot, but every scholar hopes that there are more books in his study. I believe many people will buy these books!" Li Shimin immediately said to Qin Huaidao.
"Yes! Your Majesty, please!" Qin Huaidao poured the tea, brought it to Qin Huaidao and put it down, and said to Li Shimin.
"Yeah, okay!" Li Shimin was still flipping through the books.
"This, there is no such high profit, right?" Changsun Wuji said suspiciously. Changsun Huan did not tell him what the layout was going on here, but he still didn't understand.
"Yes!" Li Tai sat next to him and said.
Changsun Wuji turned to look at Li Tai.
"How to do it specifically is the secret of the printing factory. We cannot tell the outside world. Please forgive me for Duke Zhao." Qin Huaidao explained to Changsun Wuji before Li Tai.
"Yes, this is a secret. I can't say that the matter of the printing factory needs to be kept confidential." Li Shimin also nodded and said,
Yang Shidao looked at Changsun Wuji, and he was a little worried. He was also a member of the small family, and he was very worried about the impact of these books.
"Qingque, you must do a good job in the safety work here, but don't let the matter here be leaked, and you must not let any accidents happen to the printing factory!" Li Shimin stared at Li Tai and reminded him.
"Yes!" Li Tai stood up and bowed.
"Well, look at it, it's really well printed. I just glanced at it and found no errors. You can take a look!" Li Shimin said and handed the book to Fang Xuanling and the others.
Fang Xuanling and the others also took it over and looked around.
"Boping, tomorrow morning, you will go to court, I will announce the reward to you! In addition, tomorrow you will also announce the wedding of Lixian, but you must be prepared. The day after tomorrow, your mansion will need a big banquet." Li Shimin smiled and looked at Qin Huaidao and said.
"Ah, yes, thank you Your Majesty!" Qin Huaidao stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.
"Sit down, sit down, and talk. You don't need to be so polite." Li Shimin smiled and raised his hand to press Qin Huaidao and said.
"Well, it's really good. I have to buy some of them for eight cents." Changsun Wuji looked through the book, nodded and said in appreciation.
"I don't know when this book will be released?" Yang Shidao asked looking at Qin Huaidao.
"It will be released tomorrow as soon as possible, and it depends on how many books are printed here today. In addition, we have already prepared the shops in the city. If they are not released tomorrow, they will definitely be released the day after tomorrow.
We also want to know how many of these books can be sold in Chang'an City? How much sales are?" Qin Huaidao looked at Yang Shidao and introduced it.
"Okay, okay, I'll buy some back tomorrow. The kids at home and the books they read are already old and some are rotten. Now that they have these books, I won't worry." Yang Shidao looked at Qin Huaidao and said with a smile.
However, I was anxious. Tens of thousands of books were placed in Chang'an City a day. When Chang'an City was sold out, it would probably be transported to other places to buy. There were no shortage of scholars from the Tang Dynasty.
"Well, you can start selling anytime, leave these to you!" Li Shimin nodded very happily.
Changsun Wuji wanted to say something, and wanted to persuade Li Shimin not to put these books out, but he dared not persuade him.
Because the people need it, if they persuade themselves, once it spreads, the people still don’t know how to read them. Including all the officials of the aristocratic families here, they don’t want these books to be released, but they dare not persuade them, nor can they persuade them, so they can only be anxious.
Li Shimin and Qin Huaidao and others chatted in the tea room for a while, then went out. At this moment, some books had been transported to another warehouse.
"How much has it been printed?" Li Shimin asked Fang Yi who was watching outside.
"When you go back to your Majesty, you have printed about 3,000 copies, of which 2,400 were bound. Now the workers are getting faster and faster." Fang Yizhi heard Li Shimin's inquiry and immediately bowed to Li Shimin to report.
"Okay, okay, so many have been printed, okay!" Li Shimin said happily. In this short time, he almost printed three thousand copies. This speed was too fast.
The officials of the aristocratic families who were standing not far away looked at all this coldly. They were shocked, but they did not dare to show their disgust for this printing factory.
"I've met Duke Hu!"
"I've met Duke Hu!"
At this time, some officials from poor families came to Qin Huaidao, clasped their fists and bowed deeply to Qin Huaidao.
"I have met you all!" Qin Huaidao also replied.
"Duke Hu Guo, the printing factory's move will benefit the world for thousands of years. I believe that scholars in the world will remember your kindness. Without you, many poor families, even if they want to study, would not have the chance to come into contact with those books. I would like to thank Duke Hu for the world and poor families!" An old man bowed to Qin Huaidao again and said.
"Thank you, Duke Hu!" Those poor officials all bowed to Qin Huaidao and said thankfully.
"You're welcome, I also hope there are more books in my study." Qin Huaidao stood there and said to them,
The officials of the aristocratic family were very embarrassed. Logically, they should also thank Qin Huaidao. After all, Qin Huaidao made all the paper and printing, and they could also instruct each family to collect books.
However, compared to this, Qin Huaidao caused more harm to their aristocratic family.
Li Shimin stood there, looking at the scene with a smile. "Boping, Yuchi Baolin, Cheng Chusi, and you guys will go to court tomorrow morning. I will announce the reward to you!" Li Shimin carried his hands behind his back and smiled at Qin Huai and others.
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty!" Yuchi Baolin and the others bowed to Li Shimin very happily, and they knew in their hearts that this reward would not be missing.
"Well, everyone will go to the palace later. I want to have a banquet for the ministers, let's go!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said to the ministers.
"Boping, you go too, just leave it to them." Li Shimin just turned around and said to Qin Huaidao standing next to him.
"I can't go. There are still many things to discuss today, including how to sell tomorrow!" Qin Huaidao stood there and said to Li Shimin.
"Well, okay! I'll leave it to you here, don't worry!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
"Boping, you're so good, I'm going to make a fuss for the uncles!" Yuchi Jingde patted Qin Huaidao's shoulder and said.
"Thank you uncle, you'll be fine if you didn't embarrass you." Qin Huaidao said to Yuchi Jingde very happily.
"What a shame? You have never embarrassed us. Good things, you guys should learn from Boping. Don't just think about going to the brothel and pleasure boat. Such a big man should be steady." Li Jing pointed at Li Dejian's people and said. When they heard it, they all laughed.
Soon, Li Shimin took the officials and left, but before leaving, Li Shimin left a thousand martial guards here,
When Cheng Chusi saw this, he took it seriously. However, Li Tai and Changsun Huai were here, and he and Qin Huaidao had no way to communicate. Therefore, after Li Shimin left, Cheng Chusi went to arrange the escort work of the Wuwei.
Changsun Huan and Li Tai looked at each other from a distance, and without saying a word, they followed Qin Huaidao back to the factory. Qin Huaidao inspected the factory and then arrived at the tea room.
After a while, Cheng Chusi also came in, Yuchi Baolin and Li Chongyi left first, one of them on duty in the palace and the other on duty in the East Palace. The rest was for them to discuss.
"Your Highness King of Wei, do you have any arrangements for selling books tomorrow?" Qin Huaidao sat down and looked at King of Wei and said, after all, he supervised this factory.
"Well, I don't have to worry. Tomorrow morning, you will go to the palace to attend court. It's not possible that no one will supervise it here. According to my wishes, it will start selling the day after tomorrow." King Li Tai of Wei thought for a moment, and said to Qin Huai and others.
Chapter completed!